Ahmedabad Defenders will face the Kolkata Thunderbolts in the final

The RuPay Prime Volleyball League will see the Ahmedabad Defenders and Kolkata Thunderbolts compete for the title at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, after 23 matches of tough play. On Thursday, the Ahmedabad Defenders defeated the Hyderabad Black Hawks 4-1 in the first Semi-Final, while the Kolkata Thunderbolts defeated the Calicut Heroes 3-0 in the second Semi-Final on Friday.

During a virtual news conference on Saturday, Ahmedabad Defenders Captain Muthusamy stated that his team will strive to enhance its defensive game “As a group, we worked really well together. We didn’t think about the Final at the start of the competition; we just focused on one game at a time. Now that we’re here, we’re hoping to keep playing the same manner in the Final. We shall play in accordance with the plans established by our coaches. We need to work on our defence, in my opinion. Hopefully, we will be able to correct our errors and play well in the Final.”

The Kolkata Thunderbolts made a fantastic comeback in the third set of their Semi-Final match against Calicut Heroes on Friday. Speaking about the comeback, Kolkata Captain Ashwal Rai said, “When we were 1-8 down, our coaches told us to stay calm since we were already 2-0 up in the match. They also told us that the set is not over until a team reaches 15 points and if we keep trying then we will keep winning points. So, we went into the court with confidence and decided that we will not give up until the set is over. We won the set because of our teamwork and coordination. We did something that seemed impossible, and we will go into the Final with a lot of confidence after our Semi-Final win.”

The RuPay Prime Volleyball League CEO Joy Bhattacharjya, who was also in attendance during the virtual press conference, shared his thoughts about the tournament so far, “It’s been absolutely amazing. We knew that the quality of volleyball will be very high, but the thing that surprised us was the evenness of the teams. Many matches have been decided on 14-14 & 14-15 and matches have been decided on one Super Serve or one good smash and that was really heartening to see. All the teams did their homework. We produced enthralling volleyball for everybody. As a league, as a product, we saw something that was absolutely top quality.”

The Ahmedabad Defenders will take on Kolkata Thunderbolts in the Final at 1850 hrs on Sunday, 27 February 2022.

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The RuPay Prime Volleyball League will feature a total of 24 matches.